Ecologically, sea potatoes play an important role. They feed by ingesting sand and mud, extracting microscopic organic ...

Thousands of coquina clams, tiny jewel-colored bivalves, are blanketing sections of the Texas coast this time of year.

Beachcombing is the great treasure hunt in the outdoors. Timing is everything, and the time for the best beachcombing is now arriving. The prospects for finding shells, sand dollars, driftwood and ...

Every now and then, the Gulf currents deliver something to our beaches that feels like it belongs in a museum rather than on the sand. This week, it was a rubber bale — an unusual find that looks like ...

Harte Research Institute at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Director of Community Engagement Jace Tunnell has seen it all on Texas beaches. "The prosthetic leg was kind of the weirdest thing," he ...

We finally got some heavy flows down our rivers and streams, after way too many years of low flows. This means many good things and one of those good things is awesome beachcombing opportunity.

Heading to the beach is about tanning in the sun, braving the waves for a refreshing swim, and finding that perfect souvenir while beachcombing. Finding seashells has always been a favorite pastime at ...